Syrian government, Kurdish forces announce integration deal

DAMASCUS: The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led group the Syrian Democratic Forces said on Friday they had ​agreed to a comprehensive ceasefire and a phased integration of military and administrative bodies into the Syrian state under a broad deal. Under the agreement, forces that had amassed on front lines in the country’s north would pull back and Interior ‌Ministry security forces ‌will deploy to the ‌centers ⁠of ​the ‌cities of Hasakah and Qamishli in the northeast, both currently held by the SDF. Local security forces will be merged.

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